Submitted Documents to comply with s56 Request for Further Information (RFI) from Visa Case Officer
Submitted PCC ammending both Names
Current Name + Other Name (Previous Name)
20
May
2023
NSW
• 491
• 65 pts
Visa Status Update in Immi Account
Application Status changed from
Initial Assessment to Further Assessment
11
May
2023
NSW
• 491
• 65 pts
Completed Visa Medicals
Medical Tests Done on 09 May 2023
Reports Updated on Immi Account on 11 May 2023
.
Health Assessment Status Changed to Health Clearance Provided
04
May
2023
NSW
• 491
• 65 pts
Received s56 Request for Further Information (RFI) from Visa Case Officer
Received s56 Request from CO for
1. Medicals
2. PCC ammending Other(Alias) Name too
.
Application Status Changed from Received to Initial Assessment
02
May
2023
NSW
• 491
• 65 pts
Submitted Visa Application
Visa Application Submitted
Waiting for
40 months and 21 days
21
Mar
2023
NSW
• 491
• 65 pts
Received Skillselect Invitation to Apply (ITA) Visa
Received Nomination Email from RDA Hunter
&
Received Invitation from SkillSelect to Apply for Visa SC 491
24
Feb
2023
NSW
• 491
• 65 pts
Paid Application Fee for RDA
I Received Payment Invoice on 23 Feb 2023
Paid 800$ on 24 Feb 2023
21
Feb
2023
NSW
• 491
• 65 pts
Applied for RDA
Submitted Application for
RDA Hunter
02
Feb
2023
NSW
• 491
• 65 pts
Submitted Expression of Interest (EOI)
Submitted EOI’s for SC 491 for Following States
NSW
Vic
SA
ACT
31
Jan
2023
NSW
• 491
• 65 pts
Received Skill Assessment Approval
Assessment Body : VETASSESS
Priority Processing
23
Jan
2023
NSW
• 491
• 65 pts
Received English Test Results
English Test : PTE Academic
Score : Proficient (Atleast 65 in each)
Expected Visa Grant
Priority
Pharmacy Technician lodged Subclass 491 on 02
May
2023
About this estimate:
Level 1 (priority occupations) and level 2 (onshore non-priority) each use grant samples from their own group.
Levels 3 and 4 (offshore non-priority) use a combined sample set because many past grant profiles do not say
whether the person applied alone or with a partner or family. Combining them gives us more data
for a stable estimate. Priority levels follow
Direction 122.
Direction 122 started on 19 September 2026, so these estimates currently rely on data from before the change.
We expect to need 4–6 weeks of data under the new rules, until around the end of October, for estimates
to stabilise and reflect the new processing patterns. Treat them as provisional until then.
Pharmacy Technician lodged Subclass 491 on
02
May
2023
Your grant is expected to be expedited because Pharmacy Technician is a
priority occupation under Ministerial Direction 122. This is reflected in the Expected Visa Grant dates
above.
0 lodged before you
·
158 lodged after you
· 158 tracked
total
Priority
Onshore Non-Priority
Offshore Non-Priority
Your month
Important:
This chart only includes SmartVisaGuide users actively tracking their visa profile. It is not the
complete population of Subclass 491 visa applicants.
We have prepared a detailed s56 request analysis report (~2000 words) based on an analysis of recent s56 to
grant timelines in
the SmartVisaGuide database for Subclass 491 visas.
